Charles Arthur Russ

Brief Life History of Charles Arthur

When Charles Arthur Russ was born on 30 January 1875, in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States, his father, Jean John Baptiste Rouille Russ, was 57 and his mother, Susanna Moreau, was 42. He married Julia Cafferty on 23 June 1897, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1930. He died on 19 September 1936, in Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Arthur Russ
1875–1936
Julia Cafferty
1874–1941
Marriage: 23 June 1897
Pearl Anna Russ
1899–1984
John Russ
1901–1901
Raymond Charles Russ
1901–1944
Estelle "Stella" Russ
1905–1987
Mildred Marie Russ
1909–1976

Sources (17)

  • Charles Russ, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Charles A. Russ, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Charlie Russ, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968"

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Rouse .

German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with hrōd ‘renown’, for example Rudolf.

German (of Slavic origin): from Old Slavic rusъ ‘reddish’, used as a nickname (compare 6 below and Rus ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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